Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-07
DAILY HERALD.
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Epsron HnRALD--Ths presence OF :
go. of The A.. 7. = s. +. Companys
aurveyors, between this town and Fulton
WeIh, taking levels for : parallel line OF
1,llroad, about mile distant from the >.
2. lius 81 this point, has had tendency
= conflrm the opinion lately indulged 10
by many persons that this magnificent
ssrstch Of garden land will soon be bene-
lltted by lively competition between
'Ahess two wealthy corporations for local.
= we'll - through business. Whether
q not those expectations shall be realiz-
"a they have had the effect of enhanc-
ing the prices demanded for land, espeol'
ellv along tho vicinity of the supposed
route VI the new road. some tracts,
which coula have been bought three
uunths ago for $50 to 500 per acre are
nov held at $l25 to $50 per acre: mere
= also . notable advance in holding |
valuations throughout the whole town.
ship. and constantly diminishing dis
nosition to sell ct the late prevailing
fstes. This may be easily understood,
Il Il be borne in mind that this Is really |
fhe garden spot of the county, and OF the
worid. for that matter; and that the old
residents Of the region are just beginning
70 find out its comparative superiority
70 every other section, all things con-
sidered. A few of these
who bought their lands here years ago
and lately sold out at eight or ten times
the original cost thought themselves
fsvorites Of fortune until they had trav.
slsd extensively to find q spot tor rem.
vestment. When they discovered tnat
nowhere else could they repurchase
equally ~ good soil with the same al.
vsptares of location, water, climate and
unlimited variety Of productions for less
than double or treble the prices they
had realized, they returned as near to
thu old love az possible, content to roam
NO more, wiser if not sadder men. But
the hand Of the scheming speculator
with hundred hungry real estate agents
n his wake, has not yet been laid upon
this fair region heavily enough to at.
tract the great mass of buyers who must
b humbugqed to become truly happy.
When this shall come to pass there will
b hundreds of buyers here at high
prices where now there are units at lass
than value. If one were to 60 on the
utrsets Of your city after the manner OF
the torchlight faker and offer genuine
eold coin ct auction at par value he
wouldn't sell an eagle, because there
would be no chance Of the owner being
swindled; but let him put up bottles OF
DR.. Frod's panacea with anything else
bogus thrown in and he will, in mining
parlance, strike it rich. On no other
theory than the one suggested by this
we'll. known perversity of the average
human nature can it be explained
why crowds will pass through and
over this superexcellent belt of land
and eagerly pay three times the prices
for acres and lets not inrinsically worth
ono-half as much. A few days since
real estate agent of Los Angeles had
occasion to drive out to q piece OF IN
ferior land some miles below here, which
he was anxious to sell to land buyer
Who accompanied him. He took care
to drive along the highway, presenting
the least inviting aspects; nevertheless
land buyer was struck with attractive
glimpses aud inquired about this region.
This, replied the r. Q. o., is the alfalfa
country where they raise long. horned
cattle and long.nosed hogs! He did not
tell him that the most prolific vineyards
and orange orchards in the county flour.
ished in this belt, but hinted at alkali
beds, swamps, etc., and then tried to
sell his companion one OF the poorest
tracts Of land on this coast, several miles
from nowhere" There can be no OBJ
lection, however, to this sort of enter.
prise among the noble army OF city
agents, for when they have stripped of
the husks all around us there is little
risk, but the corn will be found.
the whole country hereabsuts has
bean alive with false reports of smallpox
not only in Los Angeles but in all the
yiciuage. So far there has not been
single authenticated case in the country,
the nearest approach being case or two
of measles. The worst rumors origi-
mated in the city, and some from among
members of the profession who ought to
have known better, but the statements
published in the HERALD have tended to
allay the fears and correct the evil be-
gun by tongues which should have guar.
dians appointed over them.
The late rains have given an impetus
70 the setting out of vines, fruit and for.
est trees ON every hand promising large
Increased acreage for the season. Many
Farmers who were too greedy to ae'
capt the high prices offered for hay pre-
vious to the rains are now gladly accept.
ing much lower prices, and some will
have considerable surplus to carry over
to another winter. VAN.
Norwalk, March 2, 1887.